European Youth Capital

European Youth Capital
and its link to the EU Youth Policy
About Youth in Action Programme
Youth in Action is a programme the European Union has set up
for young people. It aims to inspire a sense of active European
citizenship, solidarity and tolerance among young Europeans
and to involve them in shaping the Union's future. It promotes
mobility within and beyond the EU's borders, non-formal learning
and intercultural dialogue, and encourages the employability and
inclusion of all young people, regardless of their educational, social
and cultural backgrounds: Youth in Action is a programme for
everyone!
The Youth in Action Programme aims to achieve the following
general objectives:
• promote young people’s active citizenship in general, and their
European citizenship in particular;
• develop solidarity and promote tolerance among young people,
in particular in order to foster social cohesion in the European
Union;
• foster mutual understanding between young people in different
countries;
• contribute to developing the quality of support systems for
youth activities and the capabilities of civil society organisations
in the youth field;
• promote European cooperation in the youth field.
The Programme is structured around 5 Actions:
• Action 1 - Youth for Europe: encourages young people's
active citizenship, participation and creativity through youth
exchanges, youth initiatives and youth democracy projects.
• Action 2 - European Voluntary Service: helps young people
to develop their sense of solidarity by participating, either
individually or in group, in non-profit, unpaid voluntary activities
abroad.
• Action 3 - Youth in the World: promotes partnerships and
exchanges among young people and youth organisations across
the world.
• Action 4 - Youth Support Systems: includes various measures to
support youth workers and youth organisations and improve the
quality of their activities.
• Action 5 - Support for European Co-operation in the Youth Field:
supports youth policy co-operation at the European level, in
particular by facilitating dialogue between young people and
policy makers.
The permanent priorities of the Youth in Action programme are:
• European citizenship
• Participation of young people
• Cultural diversity
• Inclusion of young people with fewer opportunities
More information:
http://ec.europa.eu/youth/
This seminar was supported by
Youth in Action Programme
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and its link to the EU Youth Policy
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European Youth Capital and its link to the EU Youth Policy
Institute MOVIT, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Janez Škulj
Anja Turk, Magdalena Kurz
Project and European youth capitals’ descriptions: submitted by the
participants of the seminar and summarized from web pages of Rotterdam
European Youth Capital 2009, Turin European Youth Capital 2010, Antwerp
European Youth Capital 2011, Braga 2012 European Youth Capital,
European Youth Capital Maribor 2013, Thessaloniki European Youth Capital
2014, Cluj-Napoca European Youth Capital 2015
Anja Turk
Nik Paddison
European Youth Capitals 2009-2015, archive Institute MOVIT
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TURK, Anja, 1986 European youth capital and its link to the EU youth policy / [text written by
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Table of Contents
Introduction
About the Seminar 6
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Where are We Coming From
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History of the European Youth Capital – the idea behind it Vision of the European Youth Capital – The European Dimension
Past, Present and Future European Youth Capitals
Rotterdam European Youth Capital 2009 – ‘Your World’
Turin European Youth Capital 2010 – ‘Y-our Time’
Antwerp European Youth Capital 2011 – ‘AEYC2011’
Braga 2012 European Youth Capital – ‘EYC Braga’
Maribor European Youth Capital 2013 – ‘EYC Maribor 2013’
Thessaloniki European Youth Capital 2014 – ‘Time’
Cluj-Napoca European Youth Capital 2015 – ‘Youth©Cluj 2015’
European Youth Capital Policy Tool Kit
What is the Policy Tool Kit? I. European Union
II. Council of Europe
III. United Nations
European Youth Capital under the Microscope
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I. How to become a European Youth Capital
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II. Ensuring youth participation
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III. Involvement of the youth organizations
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IV. Attracting public support
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V. Structured dialogue between young people and decision makers
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VI. Cooperation between the EYC, the European Youth Forum and member organizations
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VII.Strong link between EU Youth Policy and EYC
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VIII. What happens after?
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Appendix 1: Programme of the Seminar
Appendix 2: List of Participants
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INTRODUCTION
Foreword
By the European Youth Forum
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This brochure is a very much needed as well as very useful and interesting source of information for young
people and cities who wish to learn more about the European Youth Capital (EYC), especially for those who
one day wish to bring the title to their city! The European Youth Forum is an independent, democratic, youthled platform, representing over 100 youth platforms from across Europe. We award the title ‘European Youth
Capital’ each year, on the decision of a high-level jury. Each year we also monitor and give assistance to
the current and up-coming Capitals, this year (2013) being Maribor (Slovenia), and 2014 being Thessaloniki
(Greece).
The European Youth Forum welcomes the initiative of the National Agencies of the Youth in Action Programme
from Slovenia and the Netherlands in cooperation with the National Agency from Belgium (FL), Italy, Portugal,
Greece, Romania and the office of ‘EYC Maribor 2013’ for organising the seminar on the ‘European Youth
Capital and its links to the EU Youth Policy’ which took place from March 5th to 7th 2013 in the city of
Maribor, Slovenia. The seminar formed the basis for this brochure. The seminar itself was built on the close
bilateral cooperation and common coordination meetings between the European Youth Forum and EYC 2009
Rotterdam (Netherlands), EYC 2010 Turin (Italy), EYC 2011 Antwerp (Belgium), EYC 2012 Braga (Portugal),
EYC 2013 Maribor (Slovenia), EYC 2014 Thessaloniki (Greece) and EYC 2015 Cluj Napoca (Romania).
The seminar gave an opportunity for all the European Youth Capitals to share their experiences and exchange
good practice on the implementation of European Youth Policies at the local level. The European Youth Forum
very much appreciated this possibility to meet, in order that it could review the many achievements of the
European Youth Capital initiative so far and look forward to its future development.
The European Youth Forum especially welcomed the strong focus on analysing the concrete links between
youth policies from the local to the European level and the occasion to present and discuss the European
Youth Forum’s ‘European Youth Capital Policy Tool Kit’. The Tool Kit provides European cities with a clear
overview of European youth policies and related key documents from the European Union, the Council of
Europe and the United Nations.
As a process that is only 4 years old, the European Youth Capital initiative is constantly growing through the
feedback received from all the actors involved and affected. The European Youth Forum is looking forward
to continuing and deepening the dialogue and cooperation with municipalities and youth organisations
connected to the European Youth Capital initiative. It also encourages institutions on the European level to
engage with this unique process in order to further connect European and local youth policies.
Spoštovani bralec, spoštovana bralka!
Novembra 2009 je Svet EU sprejel Prenovljeni okvir evropskega
sodelovanja na področju mladine 2010-2018, ki je nastal na podlagi
predloga Evropske komisije »Nova strategija EU za mlade: vlaganje
vanje in krepljenje njihove vloge in položaja« in predstavlja nadgradnjo
in prenovo dosedanjega evropskega sodelovanja na področju mladine.
Evropsko sodelovanje na področju mladine predvideva sodelovanje
mladinskih organizacij in delavcev, raziskovalcev s področja mladine
ter mladih samih tako pri oblikovanju ukrepov kot tudi analizi njihovega
uresničevanja. Sodelovanje naj bi bilo zagotovljeno preko rednih
posvetovanj oz. strukturiranega dialoga.
Pogoji za uspešen dialog pa so seveda informiranost in zainteresiranost
mladinskih organizacij in drugih akterjev na področju mladine o aktualnih
dogajanjih ter dolgoročno načrtovanje dialoga, njihova sposobnost, da
oblikujejo svoja stališča in predloge ter jih javno izrazijo ter pripravljenost
nacionalnih in lokalnih oblasti, da tem predlogom prisluhnejo ter jim
namenijo ustrezno pozornost.
Decembra 2009 je Eurodesk Slovenija organiziral nacionalni seminar, na
katerem je zainteresiranim organizacijam in posameznikom podrobno
predstavil potek evropskega sodelovanja na področju mladine. S to
publikacijo želimo z njim seznaniti tudi tiste akterje na področju mladine,
ki se seminarja niso udeležili.
Upamo, da vas bo publikacija spodbudila k aktivni vključitvi v proces, ki
strukturirano poteka že deset let - proces oblikovanja mladinske politike
v Evropski uniji, katerih neposredni učinki se odražajo v nacionalnih
politikah in zakonodaji na področju mladine. Tudi v Sloveniji.
Živa Mahkota in Tinkara Bizjak Zupanc,
Eurodesk Slovenija
MOVIT, Nacionalna agencija programa Mladi v akciji
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About the seminar
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What is European Youth Capital (EYC)? The most obvious answer would be: ‘An opportunity.’
It is an opportunity for an awarded European city, for a period of one year, to present a
diverse programme showing how the city is linked to the young people who inhabit it. It is an
opportunity to show how the young people are associated with its culture, social, political,
economic life and development. EYC is a title granted by the European Youth Forum (Forum),
it encourages the implementation of new ideas and innovative projects related to the active
participation of young people in society. It also attempts to present a role model for the
further development of youth policies in other European municipalities. EYC is a commitment
to create a more unified and collaborative environment.
However, it is a big challenge to take advantage of all the opportunities given by the award;
it takes a lot of effort, team work and cooperation on the local, national and international
level. Collaboration between all the actors is important, that is why the seminar ‘European
Youth Capital and its Link to EU Youth Policy’ gathered organizers, partners and participants
from former, present and future EYCs. 18 participants of the seminar came from Slovenia,
Belgium, Portugal, Italy, Netherlands, Greece and Romania. They were representatives from
National Youth Councils, youth organizations, and organizing structures of the EYC and the
Forum. The participants all stayed in Hotel Habakuk, situated beneath the wooded Pohorje
plateau in Maribor, Slovenia from 5th to 7th March 2013. This seminar was the first of its
kind where all the EYCs, representatives of National Youth Councils, and NGOs could meet
and share their ideas, practices and gain experience from one other.
The main aim of the seminar was to review the achievements of the EYC initiative so far and
to develop recommendations for the future, especially with regard to the broader impact of
EYC on European youth policy. The participants exchanged best practices in terms of youth
related developments during the EYCs.
http://europeanyouthcapital.org/
Participants had a chance to:
• define the idea behind EYC and define the links between EYC and EU youth policy
• explore the benefits of EYC
• put each EYC in the framework of EU youth policy
• review the achievements and impact of each EYC
• analyse various aspects of EYC organization and management and identify good practices
• define how EYC can contribute to EU youth policy development without duplicating existing
developments, find potential synergies and discuss sustainability questions
• review activities of the EYCs after their ‘EYC year’ and create follow-up guidelines for the
dissemination and exploitation of results
The following are a selection of comments and reflections by the participants:
“Keep supporting European Youth Capital
teams. We need your openness and
knowledge. Thank you for this wonderful
experience.”
“During the seminar I understood that co-creating with
others and sharing what you have is a key to success.”
“Let’s do it again!”
“The importance of linking European Youth Capital to
youth policies and working with other European Youth
Capitals is always followed by a positive result.”
And finally a reflection by one of the trainers, Tadej Beočanin:
“The ‘European Youth Capital and its link to the EU Youth Policy’ seminar offered a
unique opportunity for representatives of European Youth Capitals to share their
experiences, ideas, programme elements, objectives and challenges that they have
and are facing. Various participants claimed that this seminar was very much needed,
because it was the first seminar where all the European Youth Capitals could meet
and share their ideas, practices and gain experience from each other. In addition, the
seminar focused on broadening the impact of the European Youth Capital on European
youth policy and produced a variety of results that can and will be implemented on the
EU level. The seminar was a success and participants were grateful for having a chance
to participate in it. In future, such seminars should definitely carry on.”
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Where are We Coming From
By the European Youth Forum
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History of the European Youth Capital
– the idea behind it
It was at the Council of Members of the European Youth Forum in November 2007,
Brussels (Belgium), that the European Youth Capital concept was adopted. Both the
‘Declaration of Rotterdam’ and the ‘Conclusions of the Working Groups’ of the 2007
EU Youth Week, had called for a European Youth Capital. The ‘Resolution on an Annual
European Youth Capital’ was accepted and the Forum officially launched the EYC
process. Youth organisations and young people from across Europe established the title
‘European Youth Capital’. They declared that the title should be awarded to a European
city for the period of one year, during which time that city would be given the chance to
showcase, through a multi-faceted programme, its youth-related cultural, social, political
and economic life and development.
The first EYC was Rotterdam (the Netherlands), in 2009. On the basis of the ‘Resolution’, the
Forum developed a transparent and fair competition open to all European municipalities,
with selection by an expert jury. It awarded the EYC 2010 title to Turin (Italy), EYC 2011
to Antwerp (Belgium), EYC 2012 to Braga (Portugal), EYC 2013 to Maribor (Slovenia), EYC
2014 to Thessaloniki (Greece), and EYC 2015 to Cluj Napoca (Romania). The Forum has
already launched the selection procedure for the EYC 2016, giving municipalities from
across Europe the chance to submit their proposals.
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Why did youth organisations from across
Europe launch this process? Youth leaders from across Europe considered there was a need for more attention to
be given to European youth policy at the local level and for more direct contact between
European institutions and local decision-makers. The youth leaders considered that EYC
could:
• Strengthen the relationship between the European institutions and the local level and
thus attention for common European objectives regarding youth policy
• Foster attention for youth participation at the local level as well as the European level
• Strengthen European citizenship, complementary to local, national and other levels
of citizenship
Today the Forum awards the EYC title as well as promoting and coordinating the entire
EYC awarding process by facilitating the work of the awarding jury. The Forum, as the
representative youth platform at the European level, lends its credibility to the title as
an organisation that is represented in nearly all member states of the European Union.
The Forum has about 100 member organisations that are all platforms themselves;
either National Youth Councils or local branches of International Non-Governmental
Organisations. Aiming to empower young people to participate actively in the shaping of
Europe and the societies in which they live, the Forum works as a representative body to
promote the interests of all European young people. It holds its representative role at the
institutions of the European Union, the Council of Europe and the United Nations, as well
as with its partners in the youth field.
EYC is still a young project, but it is developing and growing fast. The Forum’s current
mandate as awarder of the title is the following:
• Creation, facilitation and promotion of the call for applications in cooperation with
partners
• Including external experts in the content and programme assessment and analysis
of the candidatures
• Involving young people through a youth focus group which develops
“0942-07: Resolution on an
annual European Youth Capital”,
adopted by the Council of
Members 9 – 10 November
2007, Brussels (Belgium)
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recommendations for the candidate
• Assembling a jury of diverse representatives of civil society organisations,
institutional partners, media, research and young people who are uniquely qualified
to assess the applications
• Announcing the winning city at an announcement ceremony
• Development of cooperation structures with the EYCs
• Monitoring and Evaluation missions before and during the period of the title
In order to ease the work of applicant cities and create one access point for information,
the Forum created a website guiding the reader through the selection procedure and
concept. It gives background information and cross-links the visitor with the past, present
and future EYCs – www.europeanyouthcapital.org
The European Youth Forum sincerely hopes that this is just the beginning of a great
success story of youth participation and implementation of European values in local life.
Vision of the European Youth Capital
– The European Dimension
The EYC is a young project that is growing steadily.
EYC is an honour given to only one city per year and the involvement of the Forum gives
the title credibility and legitimacy. The title itself makes a statement to the world that
the municipality in question is of Europe's most progressive in creating a unified body of
citizens who are involved in bettering the world they live in, a connotation that lasts well
beyond the given year.
www.europeanyouthcapital.org
The Forum is committed to continuing and improving this process and will work with all
the stakeholders involved to achieve this. The Forum is convinced that such a project
aimed at empowering young people within society will lead to a better future. Someone
well served by their community in their youth is more inclined to serve their community in
return. Studies also show the importance of being socialised in a culture of democratic
participation from an early age. The Forum is convinced that inclusion of an active wellinformed population that becomes involved in democratic decision-making processes in
their early years, is crucial in order to face the challenges of today’s Europe, both from
the local to the European level.
The Forum makes a deliberate attempt to invite a wide variety of actors and institutions
to sit on the EYC jury and to judge all aspects of the EYCs goals. This includes (but is not
limited to), the implementation and understanding of youth policy, media exposure of the
EYC title, the overall benefit to the city at hand and how much it will benefit local young
people as well as European young people as a whole.
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The European Dimension is crucial to the project – it should not be forgotten that
municipalities in Europe are subject to youth policies as outlined by the European Union,
the Council of Europe and the United Nations. EYC applicant cities as well as existing
EYCs are encouraged to consider these policies, they are also encouraged to consider
the implementation mechanisms and the findings when implementing their programme
activities and planning sustainable youth policies for their municipality.
With a view to fostering the implementation of European youth policies and more
generally to give more visibility to European youth policy at a local level, the Forum wishes
to establish a stronger link between the EYC title and relevant institutional policies. These
could include; ‘European Framework of Cooperation in the Youth Field’, ‘The Future of the
Council of Europe Youth Policy: Agenda 2020’, and the ‘Revised Charter in Participation
of Young People in Local and Regional life’.
The municipalities selected as EYCs provide best practice examples on how to transfer
European youth policies at local level. They provide demonstrations of the principles of
subsidiarity by implementing European values and guidelines in the local context through
cooperating with young people and youth organizations. Furthermore young people
participating in the EYC programme experience the complementary nature of European
and local citizenship.
The Forum encourages all institutions at European level to take this unique opportunity
to communicate ‘Europe’ at the local level and increase the visibility of their work and
projects with the EYC.
For the above mentioned reasons the Forum would like to deepen and strengthen the
structure of its cooperation with the relevant institutions on this topic. The initial interest
that has been shown by the Council of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of
Europe has been welcomed. Further the Forum encourages closer cooperation between
European stakeholders represented in the jury and the EYCs in the implementation of
the project, it is hoped that this will become an integral part of European life.
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on Democracy and Youth
Organisations
Past, Present and Future European
Youth Capitals
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Rotterdam European Youth Capital 2009
– ‘Your World’
http://europeanyouthcapital.org/
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Rotterdam, Netherland was the first European Youth Capital in 2009, it used the title
‘Your World’. Rotterdam focused their year on participation, talent and connecting young
people to a positive tone. ‘Your World’ aimed to encourage young people between the
ages of 12 and 27 to get involved in the vast number of activities that were developed.
There were three targets areas of the yearlong project: creating effects that will last
long into the years after ‘Your World’; improving the public and media image of young
people; and helping young people to reach their true potential. In order to encourage
young people to participate, the key concept for the EYC was ‘FOR’, ‘BY’ and ‘WITH’ young
people. The young people of Rotterdam therefore chose six topics they wanted ‘Your
World’ to focus on: (1) arts, culture and lifestyle, (2) jobs and enterprise, (3) housing and
living environment, (4) apprenticeships and education, (5) identity and meeting of minds
and (6) sports.
Main Activities:
Together with various parties in the city, which included young people, youth organizations,
schools, institutions for art and culture, businesses, and municipal institutions, ‘Your
World’ created a programme of more than 500 activities.
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Some Examples:
• Dynamic Duos – a project which had the aim to connect young people and adults
by linking them together based on their common interests but also on differences
so they could learn from each other
• Your World Proof Metre – a tool for policy-makers, project leaders and young
people to durably improve and strengthen youth participation within organizations
and their local government
• Youth Projects Subsidy Scheme – to improve youth participation by providing
subsidies of up to €2,500 for young people to implement their ideas for new
projects
• City Games – these took place in areas where street sports were popular and
young people had the opportunity to show them to a larger public
• B&W Next – this provided young people with the opportunity to be coupled to the
Rotterdam Mayor and Aldermen in an advising function Statement:
“2009 has taught us that many young
people have great potential. We must dare
to put our faith in them. Together we can
empower this city!”
Rik Grashoff
Councillor for Participation, Culture and the
Environment, Responsible for Youth Capital 2009
Sara Berteles. 2013. Braga 2012
empowers European Youth Capital.
Report
Turin European Youth Capital 2010
– ‘Yourtime 2010’
Turin, Italy was selected as the second EYC. Turin has always had a European vision
and so wanted to focus new youth policies on autonomy paths for young people. Being
awarded the EYC 2010 title was a great opportunity to revive local youth policies at the
European level and links with European partners. Using the title ‘Yourtime 2010’ the
organising structure wanted to give young people the opportunity to live a special year
and to use it in order to build together new policies and projects. It was ‘their time to
shine’. For the organising structure of ‘Yourtime 2010’, the focus was not on organising
a year with activities for young people, it was about organising projects which allowed
young people to be involved and heard. ‘Yourtime 2010’ was an open-source project with
high accessibility and the capacity to be integrated, changed and improved over its entire
duration. 16
Main Activities:
The programme was developed in cooperation with young people as well as youth
organisations. In total they realized nearly 100 projects. There were many brand new
initiatives as well as links made to existing events. In the case of existing events, these
were given a new boost or were influenced by the ‘Yourtime 2010’ concept.
Statement:
“The young people who
animated this journey
brought to light the
wealth of talent, creativity,
and vital force of a
generation.”
Giorgia Meloni
Minister for Youth Affairs
‘Yourtime’. 2011. Torino 2010
European Youth Capital.
‘Yourtime’. 2011. Torino 2010
European Youth Capital.
Some Examples:
• Your Voice – a project in which the city gave young people the chance to be heard
and participate actively. Debates resulted in a conclusive document which was
presented to the authorities
• Your Talent – gave creative young people the opportunity to show their talent
• Torino Street Style – a street sport event over a weekend filled with extreme
sports in the city
• Your Choice – projects which gave young adults the opportunity to investigate
different services, special funds and helpdesks offering them support in making
choices
• Your Action – young people were taking action through their own projects or
working together with their organisation. For example: A ‘City Guide’ written by
students
• Your Space – discovering the available spaces in the city and using them in
different and alternative ways; for example, the Torino Dance Hall, which was a
rehearsal space for different flash mobs that were held in different parts of the
city
Antwerp European Youth Capital 2011
– ‘AEYC2011’
Antwerp, Belgium was the third EYC. AEYC2011 wanted to turn the spotlight on how much
space there is for young people in the city. In addition, the EYCs ambition was to inject
a lot of extra physical and mental space for young people (6-26 years) into the city, and
to give youth policy an international dimension. From the first phase of the application
and throughout the project, AEYC2011 involved local youth councils, students and
individual young people. One of the aims was to involve a variety of city departments and
all the Antwerp population in order that they would gain more interest in young people.
AEYC2011 created a new dimension; different city departments worked together and
involved young people in setting up their projects. AEYC2011 was a horizontal objective
in the city’s youth strategy; the year had a facilitating objective.
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Main Activities:
Various events were organized and reached a diverse crowd in terms of ethnicity, age
and interests. The programme was based on eleven themes and divided into five parts:
existing events with a new AEYC2011 dimension; new events; projects developed by
young people; projects of the city departments; and Antwerp as host capital of existing
events.
Some Examples:
• The Musiclabyrinth – this took place in ‘Het Steen’ which is the oldest building in
the city of Antwerp, for AEYC2011 it was transformed into a children’s paradise
• Antwerp Street Kicks – a festival with extreme sports
• Thursday Evenings in Museums – on these evenings various museums in
Antwerp could be visited by young people for free
• European Photography Project – this was an exchange between young people of
Antwerp and Prague concerning photography
• A European Exchange – this was a project to encourage young people to
participate in an ecological construction project
• Kraak het Cultuurhuis – young people had complete freedom to show their talent
in different cultural centres Statement:
“Antwerp can look back
on a successful year with
a diverse programme that
drew more than 1 million
visitors.”
http://europeanyouthcapital.
org/
Sara Berteles. 2013. Braga
2012 empowers European Youth
Capital. Report
www.aeyc2011.com
Braga European Youth Capital 2012
– ‘EYC Braga’
Winning the title of EYC 2012 provided Braga, Portugal with an opportunity to communicate
internally and externally the historical development, culture, and attractiveness of the
city. This happened in a variety of forms, through taking advantage of the visibility and
efforts to mobilize resources, to improve the support structures for young people, create
opportunities for the future, and promote practical improvements in the quality of life.
EYC Braga focussed on themes like: youth employment; entrepreneurship; creativity
and innovation; non-formal education; promoting active participation; volunteering and
structured dialogue; fostering new social practices and ways of understanding and
building society. As a result many of these themes became a focus for the city in the
longer term.
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Main Activities:
The composition of the programme was based on three main goals. The first was the
integral development of young people, investing in their skills and giving them more tools
to address the labour market. The second was youth reflection on the future of cities,
on their quality of life and social inclusion. The third corresponded to the European and
international dimension of the event.
Statement:
EYC is an opportunity
/…/ to improve the
support structures
for young people and
create opportunities for
the future, promoting
improvements in the
quality of life.
http://europeanyouthcapital.
org/
Sara Berteles. 2013. Braga
2012 empowers European Youth
Capital. Report
Sara Berteles. 2013. Braga
2012 empowers European Youth
Capital. Report
www.bragacej2012.com
Some Examples:
• Follow Youth (official programme) – to promote and implement new ideas and
innovative projects. Example: Erasmian European Youth Parliament, members
of youth parliaments from different countries gathered to discuss topics like
employment, quality of life, the environment, and youth policies
• Youth Empowerment (educational programme) – this gave EYC Braga a European
dimension; good practices of the European Commission and European youth
policies were used. The promotion of non-formal education was a crucial goal
• [EM] Caixote – this programme stimulated artistic values and cultural tourism
in the historic centre of Braga by promoting young designers, projects and
organizations. Example: [EM] Caixote Tu tens valor was a series of activities in the
city centre to promote and recognise all professions, especially the professions
that are often valued less
• Youth Entertainment (alternative programme) – various activities in different
fields like sports, music, entrepreneurship, patrimony, arts, theatre, etc. Maribor European Youth Capital 2013
– ‘EYC Maribor 2013’
The city of Maribor, Slovenia is the current EYC. Maribor is promoting an innovative
bottom-up approach in which young people are involved in every step of the planning
of activities and policies. The project brings many positive features; one of the most
important is the improvement in the daily lives of young people, not only during but also
after the EYC year. The programme of EYC Maribor 2013 is primarily intended for young
people between the ages of 15 and 29 and focuses on topical issues for young people.
In 2012 the public tender for co-financing new programmes in the youth sector for EYC
Maribor 2013 was published, a total of 52 new programmes were selected. Beside the
primary part of the programme, there is a secondary part with numerous activities,
conferences, festivals, seminars and other events.
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Main Activities:
• Primary programme – the 11 thematic areas with the 52 programmes are
designed to increase employability, encourage volunteerism, intercultural
cooperation, and active participation of young people. The focus is on nonformal education, structured dialogue, mobility, ecology, housing issues, cultural
development, and intergenerational cooperation. As youth organizations,
institutions, societies and associations are in constant contact with young
people they will execute the programmes within EYC Maribor 2013 and also offer
solutions
• Second part of the programme consists of various activities for young people. For
example:
- The opening of the Cultural Information Centre (CIC), of EYC Maribor 2013.
This is a centre for young people where all information on youth organizations,
youth actions, programmes and projects of EYC Maribor 2013 are gathered.
Various workshops, seminars and activities are going on in ‘CIC’ made by
youth for youth. It is also a place for young creative artists to exhibit their work
- Dr. Janos Tisovszky, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in
Vienna, held a lecture about UN Youth Opportunities
- Ezl ek – traditional meeting of ex-generations of students from post-war times
will be in the year within the frame of EYC Maribor 2013: older generations
ceremonially handing over the torch of youth to the next generation of young
people
Statement:
“Maribor is a city
of opportunities for
youngsters and the EYC is
award of all youth workers
in Maribor who dedicated
their life to youth. Youth
is the present and the
future.”
MSc Sara Sorger, EYC
Maribor 2013
http://europeanyouthcapital.org/
Sara Berteles. 2013. Braga 2012
empowers European Youth Capital.
Report
www.aeyc2011.com
Thessaloniki European Youth Capital 2014
– ‘Time’
Thessaloniki, Greece will be the European Youth Capital in 2014. The title that has been
chosen for the city is ‘Time’. The concept of ‘Time’ is to present the history of the city and
its role in South-Eastern Europe, as well as its future perspectives, development, and
transition towards its social revival. The city's 2014 programme will comprise of a wide
range of actions carried out on the basis of four pillars: creation; participation; special
social groups; and new social movements. In this way the city intends to define the
actions, interventions and context within which it will take initiatives as a municipality.
It will take this approach so that both the city and its youth will be fully prepared in
2014 to host actions on a European as well as international level. The stress is on
youth participation in actions, projects and initiatives proposed by young people with the
involvement of the youth NGO sector of the city. It is envisaged that this will take place in
all phases and parts of the implementation of the programme.
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Main Activities:
Statement:
“We dream of a year of
creation and collaboration
with the city’s and
Europe’s youth.”
http://www.thessaloniki2014.eu/
http://www.thessaloniki2014.eu/
800 volunteers, NGOs, universities, public bodies, etc., were the driving force
behind the preparation of ‘Time’. It is this collaboration that has resulted in 11
themes:
1. Culture in the City
2. Experimenting in the Future
3. Here we are!
4. Colourful City
5. NGO Table
6. Urban Sports Stories
7. Urban Green Stories
8. World Stories
9. Social City
10.Volunteers’ City
11.Connecting Youth
12.12th Theme
Thessaloniki has a lot of foreign young people staying and passing through, as
a result and based on their proposals, a 12th theme is being added – as yet
untitled. In this theme all international inhabitants of the city will be able to make
proposals.
Cluj-Napoca European Youth Capital 2015
– ‘Youth@Cluj-Napoca 2015’
Youth@Cluj-Napoca, Romania 2015 is a project aiming to mobilize Cluj young people’s
existing resources in order to improve the medium-term socio-economic development of
the Municipality of Cluj. It will foster communication between the municipality and youth
organizations, as well as mobilize volunteers from the student community who have a
vision for the city and the necessary creativity to turn that vision into practical realities.
The devotion to youth-related projects and policies that are sustainable is proven by the
type of projects proposed by the youth organizations of the city. These projects cover
areas regarding the active participation of young people in society, open space for youth
culture, space for informal learning and intergenerational dialogue, innovative approach
to youth employment, multiculturalism, and international youth cooperation.
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One of the two priorities of Youth@Cluj-Napoca 2015 is called ‘Share European’; this has
the role to strengthen the quality of projects implemented. It is an important priority and
includes projects with a European dimension, and has the goal to host major congresses
and conferences in the city. It promotes the idea of giving young people all the tools and
information they need to build and create sustainable strategies for development.
Some Examples:
• Congresses, conferences, and youth meetings in Cluj-Napoca – in 2015 it will
become the centre of European level conferences and congresses, which will also
debate the role of sharing culture, work, heritage, space, vision, power and joy in
a European way
• Permanent projects – these are actions of groups which will be implemented
throughout the whole year and beyond
• Other projects – these projects have a defined period of implementation
• Other youth actions and projects proposed in detailed preparation – 2015 is still
far away, further projects can be added to this portfolio by any youth NGO which
wants to have a share in Youth@Cluj-Napoca 2015
Statement:
“Only with a common
European vision and
the joint effort of the
different generations
can we become stronger
than the crisis, faster to
accommodate to change
and turn the EU into a
smart, sustainable and
inclusive society.”
Participants of the
seminar
European Youth Capital Policy Tool Kit
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The purpose of youth policy is to create conditions for learning, to create opportunity
and experience which ensure and enable young people to develop the competences
to be actors of democracy and to integrate into society – in particular playing an active
part in both civil society and the labour market. A public youth policy should reflect
the challenges and obstacles young people face in their transition from childhood to
adulthood. It should be based on the political objectives and guidelines adopted by a
local city council, national government or intergovernmental organisation. Youth policy
should cover a broad range of policy areas, it needs to be integrated and cross-sector
based and aimed at young people.
One of the aims of the EYC is to strengthen the relationship between the local level and
the European institutions – where the attention is given to youth participation on both
local and European levels. Creating the link between local and European youth policies is
as an essential element for the EYC project. The Forum has prepared a tool kit to support
the applicant cities in such an important policy coordination exercise.
What is the Policy Tool Kit?
http://youth-partnership-eu.coe.int/
youth-partnership/glossary.html#Y
Siurala, Lasse. 2010. A European
framework for youth policy. Avaliable
at: http://youth-partnership-eu.coe.
int/youth-partnership/documents/
EKCYP/Youth_Policy/docs/
YP_strategies/Policy/COE_european_
framework_4YP_EN.pdf
http://europeanyouthcapital.org/
http://europeanyouthcapital.org/
The Policy Tool Kit provides a clear overview of European youth policies and related
key documents. Municipalities in Europe are subject to youth policies as outlined by
the European Union, the Council of Europe and the United Nations. The Forum offers
summaries, contextual information and downloads of the key youth policy documents of
these institutions. Applicant cities, as well as existing EYCs, are encouraged to consider
these policies, the implementation mechanisms and the findings, as outlined in the
documents, when implementing their programme activities and planning sustainable
youth policies for their municipality. The following are some key examples of European level youth policies:
I. European Union
The renewed framework for European cooperation in the youth field; adopted by the Council of the European Union
in November 2009. This brings a renewed open method of coordination in the youth field for the period 2010 –
2018. The Resolution identifies a number of key domains in the youth field, including socioeconomic dimensions
(employment, entrepreneurship, social inclusion, education), cultural dimensions (creativity, globalization), and
political dimensions (participation).
II. Council of Europe
The future of the Council of Europe youth policy: AGENDA 2020; this was adopted at the 8th Council of Europe
Conference of Ministers responsible for Youth in October 2008. Agenda 2020 is aimed at strengthening youthcentred activities within the Council of Europe and at fostering partnership with the European Commission in this
field. It is centred on issues falling within the following domains:
• Human rights and democracy
• Living together in diverse society
• The social inclusion of young people
Revised European Charter on the Participation of Young People in Local and Regional Life; this was adopted by
the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of Europe. It is one of the most relevant documents on the European
level for EYCs as it specifically refers to youth policies on the local level. It tackles a number of relevant topics on
how to conduct policies towards young people in a number of areas as well as how to further the civic participation
of young people.
The Charter is divided into three parts dealing with:
• how to conduct policies towards young people in a number of different areas
• how to further the civic participation of young people
• how to provide institutional conditions for young people
III. United Nations
World Programme of Action for Youth to the Year 2000 and Beyond; this was adopted by the United Nations
in 1995. It provides a policy framework and practical guidelines for national action and international support to
improve the situation and well-being of young people in 10 priority areas. It contains proposals for action that aim at
fostering conditions and mechanism to improve livelihood among young people.
For more information on all these areas see: http://europeanyouthcapital.org/
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European Youth Capital
under the Microscope
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The purpose of the seminar ‘European Youth Capital and its Link to EU Youth Policy’
was to review the achievements of the EYC initiative. The short presentation of past,
present and already selected future EYCs has been presented in the previous pages,
the following pages provide some proposed recommendations and strategies that were
developed by the participants of the seminar.
I. How to become a European Youth Capital
Every year the Forum welcomes individuals and or organisations who would like to
nominate a municipality for the title of EYC. However, the necessary documents must be
submitted by the local authority. EYC 2014 and 2015 are already selected and the call
for EYC 2016 is now closed. Municipalities will be able to apply again when the call for
EYC 2017 will be open. The cities that are awarded the title receive it because they have
distinguished themselves as going above and beyond in the area of youth empowerment.
They are selected for having presented an ambitious plan of action for encouraging youth
involvement and empowerment within their city, by showing that they will give young
people the space and the necessary support to participate in decision-making processes.
The first phase of the selection procedure by the Forum is to shortlist on the basis of
the concept note – the concept note must accompany the overall application. It is also
necessary to send a support statement from the city (written proof that the town or city
in question is interested in running for the EYC title), and a statement of support by an
independent local or regional youth structure.
Each city's proposal is judged through the online documentation. In the first phase of
the selection procedure the jury narrows the selection to the top five candidate cities
(short-listed candidates). The jury then provides feedback to all applicants as to how they
might improve their proposal for either the next year or, for the short listed five, the next
part of the selection phase. In the last phase of selection the jury deliberates on the five
shortlisted cities and the winner is chosen. Once selected, both the elected EYC and the
Forum sign a Memorandum of Understanding. This memorandum details the terms of
use of the EYC title as well as visibility, reporting and other joint elements.
II. Ensuring youth participation
A participant from one of the EYCs gave a nice description of the EYC project as, “a
journey to the future motivated by the present and learning from the past, while the
city is involving and opening spaces for young people.” Throughout the EYC process it is
stressed how important it is to have participation of young people in all phases of the
project: before, during and after. EYC is a project that creates opportunities for young
people and it should be organized by, with and for them. Young people are the social
group that benefits the most from the EYC. Creativity, opportunities in many areas, levels,
themes and engagements are advantages that young people should have the possibility
to grab. Participation is an easy word to use, but how to really attract young people to get
involved?
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There is no right answer to this question, but attendees from the EYC organizing structures
have presented some strategies. In the process of building a project young people should
be involved in the preparation. Common identity building is important, also gaining the
trust of young people. Some EYCs made an online vote for the topics of their programme,
announcing open public calls for working groups and actively looking for volunteers (or
even using an existing volunteer database). What all participants agreed on is that it is
hard to reach all young people, therefore it is important to activate different communities
of young people (visits on primary schools, high schools, faculties, NGOs, etc.…).
Before and during the project a good information plan is of high importance. To inform
the public about the EYC programme is crucial, the best and most efficient approach
is to use the means that are popular among young people. Those that work best are
interactive, attractive and simple, they can include; a website, Facebook, Twitter, etc.
Some EYCs had/have info points, an info bus, official EYC magazines, youth cards,
guidebooks, newsletters, prizes, contests, etc. While the project is happening the working
groups created in the preparatory phase need to continue and a volunteer committee
should be involved in the management structure. Also young people need to be able
to contribute with ideas and projects at all phases. Listening to them and talking with
them is important. One way to extend participation is to include the people that will be
influenced by the decisions being made. Let young people decide what they want.
Last but not least, EYC is an opportunity to promote and include young people with less
opportunity, not only including them in the programme and events, but also in decision
making. It is important to have all social aspects.
Example:
Thessaloniki in candidate
phase: The organizers
asked young people
what they wanted and
involved them in that
way. They used Facebook
and invited young people
to come to the city hall
where they discussed
different issues. Through
this approach the young
people were able to
believe that the EYC is
their responsibility; they
are expecting the EYC
organizers to call them
again.
III. Involvement of the youth organizations
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Example:
EYC Maribor 2013
published public tenders
for the co-financing of
new programmes in
the youth sector and
52 programmes were
selected. As a result
new projects have been
prepared for the primary
part of the programme;
youth organizations
were included as well as
financed.
Local youth organizations will also benefit from the EYC. Better visibility and media
publicity are the most apparent and obvious forms of benefit. It is also an opportunity
for local NGOs who work with young people to receive and share information on local,
national and European levels. Networking and growth of membership and resources are
also key benefits for many youth organisations that get involved. As a result of involvement
many organizations prepare new programmes and projects and gain knowledge on how
to apply to EU funding programmes. Youth organizations can be a good link for their
city to the European level as many of them are already involved with bigger European
organizations.
Participants of the seminar suggested that it is helpful to first make an analysis of the
youth organizations on local/national level. Youth organizations are in constant contact
with young people and therefore more aware of this social group, their issues and
problems. They provide young people a forum to effectively deal with an issue that is
especially important to them. From this a selection of topics can be made in order to get
a diverse programme. It is important for the organisations to be linked with the content
of the project.
If organizations get financial support from their Municipality, the guidelines for its use
within the EYC must be well defined as well as the expected outcomes. Even without
financial support motivation and suggestions can still be offered. Networking among
youth organizations, NGOs and non-organized youth is important, as well as providing a
basis for creating thematic operational platforms. EYC can also give the possibility to cocreate and establish partnerships.
IV. Attracting public support
Example:
‘Pocket Cluj’ is a project
that consists of the reactivation/rehabilitation
of several ‘urban pockets’
in the peripheral-central
part of Cluj-Napoca.
It defines an ‘urban
pocket’ as a tiny park, an
abandoned gas station,
or other space which is
not being used to its full
potential.
To make a visible impact in the city, an imprint on the populace is needed. Again to
succeed it is important to let people co-create the programme which has to be visible,
transparent and simple to get involved with. Including young people and local community
through highly visible projects at community and school events is required. Involving
educational institutions and the media (especially social media), is always recommended.
With gaining the EYC title different channels open up through which the city can attract
people, especially on the European level. Because of all the positive effects that public
support brings, it is useful to have a good media and communications plan. Some EYCs
said that much positive youth reporting had been done during the awarded year. Regular,
large scale events with celebrities attract public and media support, especially if events
are free or low cost. Ecological actions, community projects and competitions for young
people generally have a high turnout. Big sports events on the streets, stadiums, halls or
parks always leave a mark.
V. Structured dialogue between young people and decision
makers
Structured dialogue means that governments and administrations, including EU
institutions, discuss chosen themes with young people, in order to obtain results which
are useful for policy-making. It should address all young people, including those with
fewer opportunities or not formally organised. Developing a structured dialogue with
young people, as a substantial working relationship between authorities and young
people is important at all levels. Participants of the seminar suggested first to identify
needs and topics that are of great importance to young people and create a debating
platform. Ensuring feedback and involvement of young people in implementation and
follow-up is advised. Topics, politicians and language have to be youth-friendly in order
to reach more young people. Identifying relevant stakeholders and the most efficient
channels to reach and include young people is significant.
Youth organizations have a vital role to play in the structured dialogue as they speak
on behalf of a great number of young people. Local and national youth councils should
not be excluded. A concrete suggestion from the participants of the seminar is to invite
politicians and young people to sit together, to talk and listen to one another. This may
require the coaching and preparing of both the young people and the politicians before
the actual meeting since in most cases neither group has very much to do with the other
in regular interaction.
On the European level the main partner of the EU institutions is the Forum. It plays an
important role as the main umbrella organization representing young people in Europe.
The Forum is involved in the preparation and organization of European youth events,
and it represents young people in the so-called ‘Informal Fora’ between Presidencies,
European Commission, European Parliament and young people. The National agencies
of the Youth in Action Programme are also important factors, as they manage the funds
available for implementing structured dialogue projects in the Member States.
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Example:
The Erasmian European
Youth Parliament is an
initiative from the first
European Youth Capital,
Rotterdam, and is now
organized in all the
European Youth Capitals.
During this meeting,
members of the youth
parliaments of different
countries are gathered
and debate about youth
related issues.
VI. Cooperation between the EYC, the European Youth Forum
and member organizations
Participants of the seminar agreed that the EYC needs efficient working structures with
clear rules, a common vision and visibility of the work undertaken. Cooperation between
different actors on European, national and local levels gives better results in every EYC.
The Forum holds regular meetings (monitoring), with the organizing structures of the EYC
and invites EYCs as observers or participants to Forum events.
EYC is an opportunity for networking and building partnerships with local, national and
http://ec.europa.eu/youth/focus/
structured-dialogue_en.htm
http://ec.europa.eu/youth/focus/
structured-dialogue_en.htm
international organizations. National youth councils play an important role as they are a
representative body made up of youth organizations and young people. Those umbrella
organizations usually promote and represent the youth organizations at home and
abroad, implement activities in the youth field and, besides other tasks, help to create
an environment that facilitates young people growing up.
Organizations are constantly looking for partners in order to apply together to European
programmes, for better realization of the international strategies and goals at various
levels. Constant capacity building and exchanging of good practices brings sustainability
and better results.
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Example:
My Generation at Work (MG@Work), is a project that is implemented under
the auspices of the European URBACT programme whose projects promote
sustainable urban development. The MG@Work project will take place from
May 2012 to April 2015 in 12 partner cities, and 5 international conferences
will be held. The lead partner is the city of Rotterdam (The Netherlands). The
main objective of the MG@Work project is to promote and increase young
people's employability in the changing labour market. The focus is on the
development of entrepreneurial skills, knowledge, approaches and views in
connection with businesses, educational institutions, employment agencies
and local authorities.
VII. Strong link between EU Youth Policy and EYC
One of the aims of the EYC is strengthening the relationship between the local level
and European institutions. Creating links between local and European youth policies is
essential for the EYC project. The Forum prepared the ‘Policy Tool Kit’ to provide European
cities with a clear overview of European youth policies. What participants of the seminar
suggested is to link the goals of the EYC project to the goals of European youth policy and
adapt the application to accentuate European values. In the phase of preparation it is
important to be acquainted with youth policy recommendations, identify the goal of the
project and keep in mind European youth policies.
Focus on structured dialogue and active involvement of the decision makers and youth
councils in dissemination is key to the building of good results. It is necessary to ensure
that decision makers include young people and their ideas in the decision making
processes. Participants of the seminar also suggested preparing documentation with
relevant content on youth policies (position papers), in order to build a local platform and
ensure influence on it. Utilising the strong network of past, present and future EYCs, youth
organizations, councils and the Forum is important in order to achieve better results.
Example:
Euro-polis is a project that was developed by EYC Braga in cooperation with the
EYC Maribor 2013 and eight European partners (from Italy, Slovenia, Greece,
Latvia, Poland, Spain and Lithuania). Each partner organized a seminar on
youth related issues: European citizenship, unemployment, creativity and
entrepreneurship. The closing seminar, where the final document was written
and handed over to European decision makers, was held in Braga.
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VIII. What happens after?
Do EYC activities sink into oblivion once the year is over? Does EYC leave a mark on the
city? What are the activities after EYC and how to ensure sustainability? Those questions
are relevant to every EYC organizing structure. During the seminar some suggestions and
propositions were brainstormed.
Not all events and activities can continue, however past EYCs reported that some projects
are still running, some were renovated and some diminished. Yet, establishing a well
prepared platform, strong networks and strong partnerships is important for projects
launched during the year of EYC in order that they have a chance to continue. That is why
planning is of key importance. Long term strategies of up to 4 or 5 years can be prepared
so activities have a stronger chance of continuing after the EYC year is finished. Similarly
programmes with good results can be extended. Educational/professional trainings for
youth organizations on how to successfully apply for EU funding also have a sustainable
note and ensure finances for local youth organizations to implement programmes.
Investing in youth infrastructure has sustainable impact. It is not necessary to build
completely new structures, as already mentioned, some EYCs used abandoned places/
spaces/buildings and renovate them.
There are many promoters that can use the results of the EYC. Universities, the
municipality, National Agencies, National Youth Councils, NGOs, youth organizations and
young people can all benefit and take advantage of the EYC title in the future. Also tourist
offices and local businesses can exploit the title.
Someone once said: “You may not get everything you want in the future, but you may get
a lot if you are determined and well-prepared.” Let that saying be a good principle for
positive results and bright future for all young people.
Appendix 1
Programme of the Seminar
March 4th
March 5th
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March 6th
March 7th
EYC under
microscope I
(public support,
alliances, working
Follow-up activities of
structures,
the EYC
involvement of young
people and youth
organizations)
9.30
Opening of the
seminar
11.00
Coffee break
Coffee break
Coffee break
11.30
Concept of European
youth capital (EYC)
EYC under
microscope II
(international
cooperation,
structured dialogue,
activities)
Evaluation and
closing of the
seminar
13.00
Lunch
Lunch
Lunch
15.00
Analysis of EYCs’
cases and their links
to EU youth policy
Defining quality
criteria for EYC
16.30
Coffee break
Coffee break
17.00
Informal getting to
know each other
Results,
achievements and
impacts of EYCs
The place and role
of the EYC in the
European youth
policy framework
19.00
Dinner
Dinner
Dinner
Arrivals
Departures
Appendix 2
List of Participants
Country
First name
Last name
Organization
Participants
Belgium
Greece
Greece
Italy
Italy
Italy
Portugal
Portugal
Slovenia
Slovenia
Toby
Peri
Babis
Michele
Lorenzo
Walter
Elisabete
João Nuno
Sara
Kaja
Fishler
Kourakli
Papaioannou
Covalan
Berto
Riccarelli
Faria
Faria
Karba
Dekleva
Slovenia
Štefan
Simončič
Slovenia
Slovenia
Romania
Romania
Romania
Romania
Romania
Guest speaker
Sara
Mitja
Hanna
Diana
Codruta
Glenda
Vlad
Sorger
Špes
Ugorn
Apan
Fernea
Nagy
Pop
Vlaamse Jeugdraad
EYC Thessaloniki 2014
EYC Thessaloniki 2014
Municipality of Turin
Jef Turin
Municipality of Turin
EYC Braga 2012
Conselho Nacional de Juventude
National youth council of Slovenia
National youth council of Slovenia
Scientific and research Association for
Art, Cultural-Educational programmes and
Techology EPEKA
EYC Maribor 2013
EYC Maribor 2013
PONT Group
Municipality of Cluj-Napoca
Romania Youth Council
PONT Group
Consortium of Student Organizations from Cluj
Magdalena
Kurz
European Youth Forum
Tadej
Marius
Beočanin
Ulozas
Mojca
Kambič
Trainers
Slovenia
Lithuania
Institute Movit
Slovenia
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Institute MOVIT hosts:
YOUTH IN ACTION PROGRAMME
Youth in Action is the EU Programme for young people aged 15-28 (in some
cases 13-30). It aims to inspire a sense of active citizenship, solidarity
and tolerance among young Europeans and to involve them in shaping the
Union's future. It promotes mobility within and beyond the EU borders, nonformal learning and intercultural dialogue, and encourages the inclusion
of all young people, regardless of their educational, social and cultural
background. The Programme supports a large variety of activities for young
people and youth workers through five actions.
EURODESK
Eurodesk is a permanent support structure for European youth work as part
of the Youth in Action Programme. It operates as a European information
network dedicated to providing European information for young people and
to those, working with young people. Eurodesk offers daily fresh information
on European opportunities for young people and information on European
youth policy. If you need support at searching European information for
young people or international partners for Youth in Action projects, you can
always contact Eurodesk.
SALTO-YOUTH SEE RESOURCE CENTRE
The SALTO-YOUTH South East Europe Resource Centre was set up in 2003
to promote the participation of young people and other actors in the field
of youth and non-formal education from South East Europe in the Youth in
Action Programme. It acts as a support service for the network of Youth in
Action National Agencies in the field of co-operation with SEE, as well as
youth organizations, youth leaders, youth workers and other actors in the
field who are interested in developing co-operation between Programme
countries and Neighbouring Partner Countries in SEE.
EUROPE FOR CITIZENS PROGRAMME CONTACT POINT
The Europe for Citizens Programme supports international projects,
bringing together people from local communities across Europe to share
and exchange experiences, opinions and values, to learn from history and
to build for the future, fostering action, debate and reflection related to
European citizenship and democracy, and encouraging interaction between
citizens and civil society organisations in Europe.
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This project has been funded with support from the European Commission and Slovenian and Dutch national authorities responsible for youth.
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